for durable goods were flat last month as rising demand for machinery offset declines in autos and defense. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back over to "hardball." ♪ >>> i'm not late. and i'm going to stay right here and fight until this is done. even if this room gets filled with lies like these and the tailors and all their armies come marching into this place. somebody will listen to me. >> wow. welcome back to "hardball." now, that is what a filibuster looks like, a real one. jimmy stewart collapsing at the end of a 23-hour filibuster. one-man fill biser in "mr. smith goes to washington." now filibuster shall the nonevents that gum up legislation and have almost paralyzed the united states senate. the talking filibuster like you saw may be making a comeback. no more just hiding and having due tracks but forcing the bill buster to go out there and phillfill bust. senator jeff merkley of oregon supports a role enforcing a talking filibuster. jonathan weissman is a congressional correspondent for "the new york times." senator, thank you so much for joining us toni